Sweet and Sour Sauce

Recipe from my mom. Serve with chicken and rice.

1 can crushed pineapple
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 T soy sauce
2 T corn starch

Drain pineapple, saving the juice. Add water to reserved juice to make 3/4 cup. Stir ingredients except for pineapple together in bowl. Microwave 2-3 minutes,or until thick, stiring every minute. Add pineapple. Microwave until warm.

Jambasta

This recipe origionated from Rachel Ray, but I have changed it quite a bit to suit my own tastes. This is yummy!

1 lb sausage (ground or cut up links is fine, italian or spicy)
1 bell pepper, chopped
1/2-1 onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
2 T butter
2 T flour
1 can chicken broth
1 can diced or crushed tomatoes
thyme
milk
penne pasta (other types work fine)

start boiling pasta
Brown sausage and remove from pan, leaving the grease. Add butter (more or less depending on fat content of sausage) Cook vegetable with salt and pepper. Add flour and cook for 1 minute. Gradually add chicken broth. Add thyme and tomatoes. Let sauce come to a boil, then lower heat and add a splash of milk. Stir in pasta and sausage.
Options: Top with Monteray Jack Cheese; Add hot sauce
Origional recipe has both chicken and shrimp. I like it with just sausage.